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Moroccan Startup, Enakl, Raises $2.3m to Redefine Urban Transportation Across North Africa
Moroccan mobility startup, Enakl, has secured $2.3 million in Seed funding, marking a significant milestone in the region’s evolving urban transport landscape. The round,...
20 Years Later, PayPal Returns to Nigeria Through Partnership with Paga
After nearly twenty years of limiting its services in Nigeria, PayPal is making a return through a strategic partnership with Nigerian fintech, Paga. The...
BoxCommerce and Mastercard Launch Prepaid Card to Help SMEs Access Earnings Instantly
South Africa-founded e-commerce platform, BoxCommerce, has partnered with global payments giant Mastercard to launch a prepaid card solution designed to give small and medium-sized...
Kenyan Startup, Balozy, Wants to Fix Africa’s Broken Service Marketplace with AI and Escrow Payments
Kenyan startup, Balozy, is positioning itself at the intersection of artificial intelligence, trust infrastructure, and Africa’s vast informal service economy. The startup seeks to...
Meet Kollegescout, the Edtech Startup Using Data to Simplify University Admissions for Nigerian Students
For millions of Nigerian students, securing a university admission is competitive and stressful. Kollegescout, a Nigerian education technology startup, believes this mismatch is not...
South African Startup, Naritive, Joins Google for Startups Cloud Programme’s Scale Tier
South African startup Naritive Tech has officially joined the Scale Tier of the Google for Startups Cloud Programme, the programme’s highest and most selective...
NITDA Trains Persons with Disabilities in Digital Skills, Reinforcing Push for Inclusive Tech Economy
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has trained a new cohort of Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) in essential digital skills, as part of...
Gates Foundation and OpenAI Launch $50m Initiative to Deploy AI in African Health Clinics, Starting with Rwanda
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and OpenAI have unveiled a new health initiative aimed at integrating artificial intelligence into primary healthcare systems across...
Indian Conglomerate, Tata Group, Expands into African Defence Markets with Morocco Factory Launch
The Indian conglomerate, Tata Group, is exploring opportunities to supply military hardware to African nations, marking a potential expansion of its defence footprint on...
PalmPay Leaves Customer Stranded Even After 2 Months of Public Call Out
Nearly 2 months after Techparley first reported the case of a PalmPay customer whose account was frozen for 365 days without explanation, the issue...
Elimu-Soko Opens $150,000 Teaching Innovation Lab Funding Call for African Education Innovators
The Teaching Innovation Lab (TIL), led by education innovation firm, Elimu-Soko, with support from the Gates Foundation, has opened a new funding call aimed...
New Wallet From Nigeria’s Startup, Numoni, Rewards Users Before They Spend, Not After
In a crowded market of digital wallets and cashback platforms, Numoni is taking a radically different approach, it is giving consumers value before they...
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